Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hempstead Huts

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 5, 2022

1. Hempstead Huts Marker

Inscription.
From 1779-1780, the Continental Army from Hempstead, NY camped here. An army inoculation station still partially remains.

Erected by Boy Scouts Troop 371.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 41° 23.254′ N, 73° 52.76′ W. Marker is in Putnam Valley, New York, in Putnam County. It is on Canopus Hill Road 0.4 miles west of Canopus Hollow Road, on the left when traveling west. Located near the Appalachian Trail crossing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Putnam Valley NY 10579, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in the Hudson Valley,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Putnam Valley Veterans Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tricentennial Capsule (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Hill (approx. 2 miles away); Connecticut Camps (approx. 2.9 miles away); Adams Corners (approx. 3.1 miles away); Army Camp (approx. 3.1 miles away); Twin Redoubts (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Schoolhouse (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Putnam Valley.

Additional keywords. Inoculation

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 5, 2022

2. Hempstead Huts Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by Paul A Rabe of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 918 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.